Sen. Cramer: FAA Awards $16.3 Million to Support North Dakota Airports

Press Release

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded 17 grants totaling $16,259,507 to support North Dakota airports.

Award Amount

Grant Recipient

Description

$6,075,180

Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Grand Forks International Airport associated with Grand Forks, North Dakota. This project extends Runway 9L/27R to 6,701 feet to meet FAA standards. It also

funds the fifth phase, which consists of reconstruction of 525 feet.

$2,243,673

City of Minot

Provides federal funding for the Minot International Airport associated with Minot, North Dakota. This project acquires a replacement carrier vehicle with plow attachment to enhance the airport's ability to clear the airfield during adverse weather conditions. It rehabilitates 6,348 feet of Runway 8/26 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris; performs sealing and joint filling to 7,700 feet of the existing Runway 13/31 surface and 6,348 feet of the existing Runway 8/26 surface to extend the pavement's useful life; and shifts the Runway 8 threshold to meet FAA design standards.

$1,665,000

Dickinson Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport associated with Dickinson, North Dakota. This project acquires a new multi-functional carrier vehicle with blade and sweeper equipment to enhance the airport's ability to clear the airfield during adverse weather conditions.

$1,505,631

Golden Valley County Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Beach Airport associated with Beach, North Dakota. his project rehabilitates 4,200 feet of Runway 12/30 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris; 5,190 square yards of the existing terminal apron to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement; and 220 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris.

$1,150,000

Carrington Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Carrington Municipal Airport associated with Carrington, North Dakota. This project rehabilitates 500 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement and 4,200 feet of Runway 13/31 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris.

$600,000

Bowman Municipal Airport Authority

Provide federal funding for the Bowman Regional Airport associated with Bowman, North Dakota. This project constructs a new 8,000 square foot commercial hangar for aircraft storage, maintenance, or service to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue.

$553,003

Cavalier Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Cavalier Municipal Airport associated with Cavalier, North Dakota. This project installs new Runway 16/34 vertical/visual guidance systems to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway ends. It also reconstructs the airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life; the existing Runway 16/34 lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction to meet FAA standards; and the Taxiway A lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction to meet FAA standards. This project replaces the airport's wind cone that has reached the end of its useful life and no longer meets FAA design standards and installs four replacement airfield guidance sign fixtures to meet current FAA design standards.

$511,000

City of Williston

Provides federal funding for the Williston Basin International Airport associated with Williston, North Dakota. This project constructs a 3,333 square yard aircraft deicing pad. It also acquires a new carrier vehicle with loader equipment to enhance the airport's ability to clear the airfield during adverse weather conditions.

$381,770

Stanley Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Stanley Municipal Airport associated with Stanley, North Dakota. This project installs a new Runway 9/27 vertical/visual guidance system to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway ends. It also performs sealing and crack repair to 2,263 feet of the existing Taxiway A1, A2, and A3 surfaces, 3,900 feet of the existing Runway 9/27 surface, and 2,556 square yards of the existing east apron surface to extend the pavement's useful life.

$300,000

Watford City Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Watford City Municipal Airport associated with Watford City, North Dakota. This project acquires a replacement carrier vehicle with blade, blower, and broom equipment to enhance the airport's ability to clear the airfield during adverse weather conditions.

$252,000

Garrison Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Garrison Municipal Airport associated with Garrison, North Dakota. This project performs sealing and crack repair to 3,690 feet of the existing Runway 13/31 surface, 235 feet of the existing Taxiway A surface, 7,533 square yards of the existing center apron surface, 980 feet of the existing hangar area taxilane surface, and 360 feet of the existing Taxiway B surface to extend the pavement's useful life.

$237,814

Kenmare Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Kenmare Municipal Airport associated with Kenmare, North Dakota. The project constructs a 1,110 foot parallel Taxiway A to eliminate the need for aircraft to back-taxi on the runway and a 240 foot taxilane to connect Taxiway A to a new hangar area. It also installs a new Taxiway A reflector lighting system to enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions and a new airfield guidance sign fixtures to meet current FAA design standards to enhance visual guidance of aircraft.

$201,925

City of Mohall

Provides federal funding for the Mohall Municipal Airport associated with Mohall, North Dakota. This project acquires a new snow removal carrier vehicle with plow, blower, and broom equipment to enhance the airport's ability to clear the airfield during adverse weather conditions.

$170,511

Mandan Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Mandan Regional/Lawler Field Airport associated with Mandan, North Dakota. This project performs sealing and crack repair to 5,182 feet of the existing Taxiway A and taxiway connector pavements and 1,340 feet of the existing west taxilane surface to extend their useful lives.

$130,000

Ashley Municipal Airport

Provides federal funding for the Ashley Municipal Airport associated with Ashley, North Dakota. This project conducts a Runway 14/32 aeronautical survey for an area navigation instrument approach to plan for anticipated runway improvements.

$122,000

Linton Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Linton Municipal Airport associated with Linton, North Dakota. This project reconstructs 4,955 square yards of the existing east apron pavement and 1,750 feet of the existing access road that has reached the end of its useful life.

$80,000

Tioga Municipal Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Tioga Municipal Airport associated with Tioga, North Dakota. This project reconstructs the Taxiway A lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction to meet Federal Aviation Administration standards. It specifically reconstructs eight of the existing airfield guidance sign fixtures to meet FAA standards.

$80,000

Adams County Airport Authority

Provides federal funding for the Hettinger/Jb Lindquist Regional Airport associated with Hettinger, North Dakota. This project rehabilitates 324 feet of the existing Taxiway C pavement to extend its useful life. It also rehabilitates 340 feet of the existing taxilane pavement to extend its useful life and constructs a 150 foot taxilane to connect a hangar area to a new parking area.

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